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Air pollution in Delhi up during Chhath Puja, 16 stations record AQI in 'severe' level

The city's AQI in the morning was 367 while the 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm was recorded at 377
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A security guard seen at Kartavya Path amid the smog, in New Delhi on Thursday. ANI photo
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Pollution levels in the national capital saw a spike during Chhath Puja on Thursday evening with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 382 at 6 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Sixteen weather stations recorded an AQI above 400 with seven more stations seeing the air quality deteriorate to a "severe" level by evening.

These include Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Mundka, Jahangirpuri, Wazirpur, Okhla Phase 2, Punjabi Bagh, Rohini, Sonia Vihar and Patparganj, among others.

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The city's AQI in the morning was 367 while the 24-hour average AQI at 4 pm was recorded at 377.

A layer of smog was seen blanketing many areas in the city. Mist or smog is expected to cover the city at night, according to an IMD forecast.

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The maximum temperature settled at 31.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, while the humidity level was at 74 per cent at 5:30 pm.

Shallow fog is expected to cover Delhi on Friday, with the weather likely to remain warmer.

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